Toilet assist device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Universal bathroom stability devices often fail to accommodate individuals with varying heights and weights, leading to inadequate support for multiple users, especially in households with differently sized individuals, and are not adaptable for non-standard toilet sizes or travel situations.
Innovation Solution
A toilet assist device with adjustable handles, handle legs, interchangeable tips and wheels, detachable support bars, and length adjustment mechanisms, providing customizable stability and mobility for users with muscle deterioration or mobility issues, suitable for various toilet sizes and user sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a universal support device is designed to fit standard toilets, then it can be used by single users, but it cannot accommodate multiple users with different body sizes and cannot adapt to nonstandard toilets
Solution Approach 1:
The support device incorporates adjustable components including telescopic support bars with locking mechanisms that allow height adjustment, and interchangeable tips (feet, wheels, suction cups) that can be attached and detached. This dynamic adjustability enables the same device to adapt to different user sizes and toilet types without requiring multiple specialized devices, resolving the contradiction between versatility and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is designed with universal applicability through standardized mounting plates that can attach to various toilet types (wall-hung, floor-standing, portable), and interchangeable bottom components (tips, wheels, suction cups) that provide multiple functional modes. This multi-functionality allows a single device structure to serve multiple users with different needs and different toilet configurations.
2Reliability
If the support device is customized for a specific user's height and weight, then it provides optimal support for that user, but it cannot serve other users with different body dimensions
Solution Approach 1:
The support bars feature telescopic sections with multiple locking positions that allow height customization for different user statures. The handle height and support bar length can be adjusted independently, enabling each user to configure the device according to their body dimensions while maintaining stable support. This dynamic adjustability preserves reliability across multiple users with varying physical characteristics.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the support device has fixed length and width, then it has simple structure, but it cannot accommodate users with different heights and girths
Solution Approach 1:
The support bars are divided into telescopic sections that can be independently adjusted, and the device incorporates modular components including interchangeable tips, detachable support bars, and adjustable handles. This segmentation allows selective adjustment of only the dimensions needed for each user without requiring complete redesign, balancing adaptability with manageable complexity.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the support device is designed for portability, then it can be used during travel, but it may compromise stability and support capability
Solution Approach 1:
The device features detachable support bars and interchangeable components that can be easily assembled and disassembled for transport. The modular design allows the support structure to be compacted for portability while maintaining full structural integrity when assembled for use, enabling both travel convenience and reliable support capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates interchangeable bottom components including rigid tips for stability, wheels for mobility, and suction cups for adhesion to different surfaces. Users can change these parameters based on the specific environment and stability needs, maintaining reliable support whether during travel or at home.
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AI summary
A toilet assist device that has handles, handle legs, and two support bars. One of the support bars may be attached and detached from the toilet assist device as desired. The toilet assist device may be customized to meet the height and width requirements of specific users. The toilet assist device may be attached to a toilet.